New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 5:42-48

42 1Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.

43“2You have heard that it was said, ‘3You shall love your neighbor 4and hate your enemy.’ 44But I say to you, 5love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45so that you may 6be 7sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46For 8if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47If you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 48Therefore 9 10you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

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Notes

1. Matthew 5:42 Deut 15:7-11; Luke 6:34f; 1 Tim 6:18 ↩
2. Matthew 5:43 Matt 5:21, 27, 33, 38 ↩
3. Matthew 5:43 Lev 19:18 ↩
4. Matthew 5:43 Deut 23:3-6 ↩
5. Matthew 5:44 Luke 6:27f; 23:34; Acts 7:60; Rom 12:20 ↩
6. Matthew 5:45 Or show yourselves to be ↩
7. Matthew 5:45 Matt 5:9; Luke 6:35; Acts 14:17 ↩
8. Matthew 5:46 Luke 6:32 ↩
9. Matthew 5:48 Lit you shall be ↩
10. Matthew 5:48 Lev 19:2; Deut 18:13; 2 Cor 7:1; Phil 3:12-15 ↩

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